rant
verb (used without object)
to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave.
ranter
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a word derived from
rant.
Example Sentences
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Did your local sports radio ranter bother to rant about the subpar season of the Cleeks?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
He is a world-class ranter, continuing an American tradition that includes such dyspeptic luminaries as H.L.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2022
Chayefsky was himself the premiere soap box ranter of screenwriters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2018
Sometime ranter and champion monologuist Craig Ferguson has calmed down a little bit for his new show, “Join or Die,” a look at history that premieres on the History Channel Thursday night.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2016
In “Woodstock,” Scott has such characters as Zerrubabel Robins and Merciful Strickalthrow, both soldiers of Oliver Cromwell; while the zealot ranter is one Nehemiah Holdenough.
From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Charles W. Bardsley
